DKI Waste Management Budget Rp3 Trillion per Year, DPRD: We Evaluate Thoroughly

Illustration. (doc. DKI Provincial Government Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Wibi Andrino responded to the Ministry of Environment and Energy which highlighted the waste processing crisis until it could become a national emergency.

According to him, this condition is an opportunity for the DKI DPRD to thoroughly evaluate the policy and budget for public transportation in the capital.

Wibi said that the budget for waste management in DKI Jakarta has been quite large and touches the trillion rupiah figure every year. The budget covers various needs, ranging from transportation operations to the management of waste processing facilities.

"For DKI Jakarta, the current waste management budget is around Rp. 3 trillion per year, including for transportation, processing, and management of the Bantargebang Waste Treatment Plant," Wibi told reporters, Sunday, January 26.

He emphasized that with the national emergency status for waste, the DKI DPRD would not only look at the amount of the budget, but also assess the extent to which the budget was effective in solving the waste problem structurally.

"With the establishment of the national emergency waste status, the DKI DPRD will certainly conduct a thorough evaluation, not only regarding the amount of the budget, but also the effectiveness of its utilization, whether the procurement of samples really has an impact on reducing waste from upstream, increasing recycling, and reducing dependence on landfills," said Wibi.

According to Wibi, the pattern of waste handling which has been based on final disposal needs to be corrected. The DPRD, he said, encourages a change in approach so that the budget is directed to programs based on performance and technology.

"In the future, the DPRD encourages the strengthening of targeted, performance-based, technology-based, and cross-regional collaboration budgets, so that waste problems are not continuously solved with repetitive old patterns," he said.

Previously, the Ministry of Environment/Environmental Control Agency (KLH/BPLH) explicitly set the national waste emergency status following the worsening condition of waste management in various regions.

The determination was conveyed by the Minister of Environment/Head of BPLH Hanif Faisol Nurofiq in a Coordination Meeting on Environmental Policy with the Regional DPRD throughout Indonesia in Jakarta, Tuesday, January 14, 2026.

According to him, there needs to be policy coordination with local governments so that environmental issues, especially waste, become a priority in public services.

Hanif revealed that many regencies and cities have not been able to keep up with the increasing rate of garbage generation. The KLH/BPLH data recorded that the national garbage generation currently reaches 143,824 tons per day, while the management rate is still far from the target.

Based on the latest data, national waste management has only reached around 24 percent. This figure is considered far behind the target of the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2025-2029 which targets waste management of 51.61 percent at the intermediate stage, and 100 percent by 2029.

"Our national target is very clear, namely 100 percent waste managed by 2029. However, in fact, currently only about 24 percent of it has been managed correctly. This is a red signal that shows that the waste problem can no longer be borne by the central government," said Hanif.

Hanif specifically encouraged DPRD in the regions to dare to take a more active role, both through strengthening regional regulations, allocating adequate budgets, and overseeing the implementation of waste management policies.

"Political courage and synergy from the local government, especially the DPRD, are needed to present concrete solutions in their respective regions through community empowerment and circular economic transformation," he said.